# NBA expands betting ties amid investigations into gambling in the sport

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-nbas-response-to-gambling-scandals-is-to-add-more-gambling-partnerships/
- Published: 2026-10-26T18:22:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T18:32:46+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1018818/nba-kalshi-polymarket
- Topics: Art, Basketball, Culture, Sport

## Key points

- NBA adds Kalshi and Polymarket as preferred prediction-market partners.
- DraftKings’ NBA deal now includes prediction markets.
- Partnerships arrive amid several gambling-related cases involving NBA figures.

## Summary

The NBA has expanded its ties to gambling by signing preferred prediction-market deals with Kalshi and Polymarket, while also broadening its DraftKings partnership. The move comes as the league faces several gambling-related investigations and charges, raising questions about how its new integrity framework will protect games and players.

The agreements allow the platforms to use official NBA data and intellectual property, with limits on which markets they can offer and arrangements to share information about suspicious trades and investigations. The league also signed a memorandum of understanding with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Recent cases include Jontay Porter’s guilty plea in a gambling scheme, reported plea negotiations involving Malik Beasley, and indictments against former player Terry Rozier and coach Chauncey Billups; further partnership expansions are expected.

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